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PAINTS.
Imports totalled $1.4 millions as compared with $2.0 millions, and exports $1.3 millions as compared with $1.7 millions.
Unenumerated Paint imports fell from $1.2 millions to $883,000, and exports from $346,000 to $291,000, Japan's share of the Imports increasing from $70,000 to $96,000.
PAPER AND PAPERWARE.
Imports totalled $9.7 millions as compared with $9.4 millions, and exports $7.0 millions as compared with $8.0 millions.
Imports of Chinese Papor increased from 92,000 piculs ($1.7 millions) to 99,000 piculs ($1.4 millions) and Old Newspapers from 315,000 piculs ($1.4 millions) to 426,000 piculs ($1.6 millions).
Imports of Printing Paper remained approximately the same at $3.1 millions, but exports declined from $1.5 millions to $838,000. Imports from Canada increased from $282,000 to $524,000 and Japan from $525,000 to $906,000.
PIECE GOODS AND TEXTILES.
Imports totalled $66.6 millions as compared with $75.1 millious, and exports $48.7 millions as com- pared with $55.5 millions.
It will be seen from the table below that the United Kingdom share of the import trade steadily de- clined from 88.6% in 1932, to 23.9% in 1933 and 15.5% in 1934, whilst Japan increased her share from 7.0% to 9.8% and 17.8% respectively, and North China from 36.3% to 47.3% and 50.6% respectively. China and Japan, therefore, accounted for 67.9% of the total import trade.
Imports (in $'s million)
United Kingdom.....
Japan
North China
Germany
Italy
France
All Other Countries
1932
1933
41.4 (38.6%)
17.9 (23.9%)
1934 10.3 (15.5%)
7.5 ( 7.0%)
7.0 (9.3%)
11.5 (17.3%)
39.0 (36.3%)
35.5 (47.3%)
33.7 (50.6%)
3.4 ( 3.2%)
2.0 (2.6%)
0.9 (1.4%)
1.3 (1.2%)
1.5 (2.0%)
1.5 (2.3%)
0.4 (0.4%)
0.3 (0.4%)
0.2 (0.3%)
14.3 (18.3%)
10.9 (14.5%)
8.5 (12.6%)
The following table shows the quantities and values of the chief groups of Piece Goods imported during
the past three years:
1932
1933
1934
Unbleached Cottons
Pieces $
970,894 7,364,908
984,220 6,728,795
960,352 5,829,834
Bleached Cottons
Pieces
350,213
569,442
3,828,970
3,458,222
304,245 2,277,926
Light Cotton Fancies
Yards
24,320,645
10,897,168
1,705,498
$
7,275,402
2.998,373
435,948
Other Cottons
Yards
61,350,151
42,732,790
44,038,650
17,179,861
9.312.570
7,738,672
Prints
Yards
4,371,152
4,740,239
4,361,743
$
1,182,744
920,565
616,053
Woollens
Yards
4,580,621
2,616,921
1,954,951
$
8,913,710
5.041,485
3,607,751
Cotton Thread
Grosses of 50 yds.
1,123,743
910,272
2,861,791
1,880,800
726,205 1,835,974
Cotton Yarn
lbs.
53.341.720
47.473,694
49,221,510
98,256,456
23,149,678
22,553,548
435